Freedom of information disclosure log

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Description and dates of documents released under Freedom of Information

Reference number Date of access Request Info published Decision maker
FOI21/027 19/04/2021 Access to documents held by the Attorney-General’s Department that came into existence on or after 1 February 2021 (to 17 February 2021), recording communications between (a) the Attorney-General and his office, and (b) the Attorney-General’s Department, or vice versa, relating to the cost of extending paid leave and long service leave entitlements to casual employees and independent contractors. 9 documents released in full and 40 documents released in part. Department
FOI21/035 15/04/2021 Documents contained within department file 20/6733 - IR Secretariat - Fact Checking 7 documents released in full, 6 documents released in part and 33 documents exempt in full Department
FOI21/021 29/03/2021 Documents relating to the appointment of the National Children's Commissioner. 1 document released in full and 22 documents released in part. Department
FOI21/038 26/03/2021 A copy of the document titled: APS Advice 40 of 1997 - Amendments to the Australian Public Service General Employment Conditions. 1 document released in part. Department
FOI21/034 25/03/2021 Documents contained within file 20/9519 FEG - QTI - Operational policy - ideas register. 3 documents released in part. Department
FOI21/008 24/03/2021 Documents prepared by the Attorney-General's Department relating to the age of criminal responsibility. 12 documents released in full, 12 documents released in part and 113 documents exempt in full. Department
AGO FOI19/04 17/03/2021 The legal advice from the Australian Government Solicitor delivered on or about 20 February 2019 relating to the so-called “medevac legislation” (“the medevac advice”); and
All documents containing instructions to the Australian Government Solicitor relating to the medevac advice. 		2 documents released in part The Hon Christian Porter MP
FOI20/230 12/03/2021 A copy of the report of the independent Functional and Efficiency Review of the National Archives. 2 documents released in part Department
FOI21/025 05/03/2021 An organisation structure down to Executive Level 1, including position titles. 1 document released in full Department
FOI21/014 22/02/2021 All briefings and memos held by the Attorney-General's Department in relation to the 2018 ACLEI integrity investigation titled Operation Shinobi. 1 document released in full and 5 released in part. Department
AGO FOI20/09 09/02/2021 Request for records of meetings between the Attorney-General and his staff and Apple Inc and its representatives between 1 January 2018 and 4 December 2020. 4 documents released in part The Hon Christian Porter MP
FOI20/228 29/01/2021 A document showing, in aggregate dollar value, FEG advances and costs recoveries recovered by the Recovery Funding team for each financial year for the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020. 1 document released in full. Department
FOI20/179 18/01/2021 Any document about the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme and its application to journalists, media organisations, and their owners and media commentators, from 29 June 2018 until 8 October 2020.

Any document provided to the Attorney-General about the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme as it applies to journalists, media organisations and their owners, and media commentators, from 29 June 2018 until 8 October 2020. This includes briefings and talking points. 		36 documents released in part Department
FOI20/178 18/01/2021 Correspondence about the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS), from 29 June 2018 until 8 October 2020 between the Department and media organisations which are Chinese state owned or broadcast/publish in the Chinese language, or target the Chinese community in Australia.

The correspondence includes:

i. Correspondence encouraging recipients to consider whether the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme applies to their circumstances;
ii. Correspondence encouraging recipients to consider registering under the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme;
iii. Discussion of potential transparency notices and/or provisional transparency notices; and
iv. Correspondence about the circumstances under which recipients of that correspondence may face penalties. 		3 documents released in part Department
FOI20/202 15/01/2021 Documents showing the work undertaken by the department to facilitate remote witnessing and signing of the Notice of Intended Marriage form during the COVID-19 crisis. 3 documents released in full and 22 documents released in part. Department
FOI20/223 24/12/2020 Request for the latest brief to the Attorney concerning the reforms to the FOI Act One document released in part Department
FOI20/200 09/12/2020 Any final report, memo or note prepared by the Advisory Group on behalf of the Commonwealth Government in relation to all 78 submissions made by members of the public in relation to the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission. One document released in part Department
FOI20/190 16/11/2020 Webcast videos from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry for the following public hearing dates:
• 16 April 2018
• 17 April 2018
• 18 April 2018 		4 videos released in full Department
FOI20/191 13/11/2020 Evidence of the Interim National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention being advertised in the press, and a copy of the full job description for the position of Interim Commissioner. One document released in part Department
FOI20/166 11/11/2020 Correspondence related to the nomination for the Justices of the High Court of Australia in and around 1987 4 documents released in full. Department